Where does “Kijfhoek” come from?

Kijfhoek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hoec, from Middle Dutch huoc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

Ancestry of “Kijfhoek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhoec—
2Middle Dutchhuoc—
3Proto-West Germanichōk—
4Proto-Germanichōkazhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →